Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.5° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
17
0.8
SSW
16
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
258
265
255
354
427
395
292
284
280
258
142
346
279
286
314
395
574
681
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:15AM1.90m
3:39PM1.93m
4:02AM1.91m
4:25PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.12m
9:25AM0.11m
9:51PM0.12m
10:14AM0.14m
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6:46
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7:43
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7:44
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Temp °C
11
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
6
6
8
7
8
9
10
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